Hi All,
I've only posted a couple of times but thought I seek your advice as just started on HRT oestrogen patches 25mg with a mirina coil.
Just a bit of history, I'm 40 years old and started pretty unwell at the end of 2016, felt very flu like, weak, abdo pain, fatigued, aches and pains, intermittently tearful, brain fog (forgetting words intermittently), hot sweats night and mainly vestibular/balance problems with tinnitus and visual disturbances, dry eyes and tingly face and leg (now thought to be vestibular/silent migraine. I've had numerous blood tests, Abdominal CT scan and USS, ECG, Chest xray all of which were plumb normal and more recently an MRI head (awaiting results).
My GP's have been brilliant and although my hormone levels are all well within normal limits they are wondering if I am peri-menopausal as I seem to be worse around ovulation and after a bleed. It has been difficult to work out my cycle as have had a mirina coil for 8 years and had no bleed. I had it changed in April this year and since then have had a regular bleed (full period lasting 5-7 days) but this can be 23 - 30 day cycles. My mum and sister were also early 40's when they started the change.
Prior to last week I had a 6 week period of feeling really well and more like my old self, but I've just started the oestrogen 1 week ago and this last few days feel weak, tired and getting the atypical migraines daily with tingling face. Very hot at night again and an intermittent faint/warm feeling to face in the day. Obviously i'm very keen to protect my bones, heart and brain if this is the peri-menopause but i'm wondering how long I should give these symptoms to settle on the HRT before stopping it?
I would be grateful for any advice.
Thanks ladies